Rail carriers serving the United States with the highest level of revenues as defined by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.
John Orr, who joined Norfolk Southern as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer during the height of the Ancora proxy battle, stepped down today (June 1st) and has been replaced by Brian Barr, effective immediately. Orr replaced Paul Duncan who was dismissed during the proxy fight, as Ancora soughtRead More →
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board accepted the merger application submitted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, Thursday. However, the Board immediately postponed the proceedings, requesting additional information including an environmental review. For the full story from Railway Age, click here: STB Accepts UP-NS Revised Merger Application; Delays Proceedings – RailwayRead More →
All Things Trains’ very own Chief Rail Enthusiast, Phil Bell, was published in the Washington Examiner for his passionate opposition to the Railway Safety Act. This op-ed is not only significant for laying out a point-by-point case for why the Railway Safety Act will not bring any form of safetyRead More →
After railfans spent months bemoaning how few America 250 locomotives were planned by Class I carriers, Norfolk Southern unveiled the first of 6 locomotives to be painted in commemorative schemes for our Nation’s 250th birthday. The first of the group, #1776 was released on May 22nd. The locomotive previously carriedRead More →
The Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI, TSX: CNR) released its results for the first quarter of 2026 before the stock market opened on Wednesday, April 29th. The mixed release included: Positive: Negative: Click Here for the full release from CN: Financial Results | cn.ca Photo Caption: Former Canadian National 2-6-0Read More →
Montreal-based Canadian National Railway and Calgary-based CPKC are scheduled to report earnings today, April 29th. CN will host a live webcast at 8:30am ET, which can be reached here: Investors | cn.ca, while CPKC will report after the market close. While both carriers have extensive systems in Canada, they’re largeRead More →
Big news from Steamtown: Union Pacific’s Big Boy, #4014, will be coming to Scranton to be displayed from June 17-30, 2026. This will see the engine travel down the former Erie Lackawanna Railroad’s Scranton Division mainline, including the Tunkhannock and Kingsley viaducts, and put it in the company of theRead More →
Canadian-US-Mexican rail giant Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) reached an 8-year, tentative agreement with both the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Works-Transportation Division (SMART-TD). These agreements cover CPKC’s U.S. system, except the Soo Line, and include provisions such as: For moreRead More →
April 1, 2026 was Conrail’s 50th Birthday. Few railroads have been as consequential as the eastern railroad giant that was known for blue locomotives, fast intermodal trains, a unique “can-do” attitude, and a battle for control that led to its second act: a multi-city terminal railroad supporting southern rail giantsRead More →
50 years ago, on March 31, 1976, trains of the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York & Long Branch, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, and the Ironton Railroad rolled their last miles. The next day, Conrail would begin operating trains over many of theirRead More →
